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Bow section framing in Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 2 March 1908.Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AR 3 030208-8 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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Looking aft from bulkhead 27 in Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 4 April 1908.Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AR 3 040108-4 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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Bow view of Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2) on the ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 2 November 1908.Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AR 3 110208-2 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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Port aft quarter view of Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2) on the ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 2 November 1908.Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AR 3 110208-3 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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Starboard side view of Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2) on the ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 2 November 1908.Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AR 3 110208-4 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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Bow view of Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2), 3 December 1908, at Navy Yard Mare Island, two days before her launching. US Navy photo by McMillan

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Bow view of Ontario (Fleet Collier No. 2), 4 December 1908, at Navy Yard Mare Island, the day before her launching. US Navy photo by E. K. Halverson.

USS Prometheus (Fleet Repair Ship No.2) soon after her conversion to a repair ship, possibly in the Norfolk area in 1917.
Externally the conversion included reducing the rig from four to two masts and extending the after end of the amidships island. The small deckhouse on this extension
does not reach either side of the ship. The tug alongside may be USS Wando (Tug No. 17)
or USS Pocahontas (Tug No. 18).
US National Archives, RG-19-A-31, Photo # 8834, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

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USS Prometheus (Fleet Repair Ship No.2) probably shown a year or two after her return from France in early 1919. The
forward half of the ship's well deck has been filled in by extending the forecastle back to the foremast and a rangefinder has been fitted between the forward pair
of 5" guns. The rest of the ship including the amidships superstructure appears to be largely unchanged.US Naval History and Heritage Command,
Photo # NH 68323, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

Ships dressed with flags in Brest harbor, awaiting the arrival
of President Woodrow Wilson, in December 1918 or March 1919. Ships present include USS Bridgeport (ID # 3009) at left, USS Prometheus (Fleet Repair Ship No. 2) is in the center, with tugs alongside. Two US Navy destroyers, another tug, and the Italian cruiser Libia are in the center and right distance. In the right-center foreground are two "Menhaden Fisherman" minesweepers, one wearing the numeral "5". Tugs may include USS Osceola and two units of the Allegheny class.US Navy photo # NH 42571 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center

USS Prometheus (AR-3) laid up at Puget Sound Navy Yard, 3 June 1941 shortly before beginning reactivation.
The ship had been laid up since October 1924 and was in questionable condition in 1941, with some items including the smokestack removed. Her four 5"/51 guns were still on board.
US National Archives photo #'s 19-N-24258, 19-N-24262,19-N-24256 and 19-N-24259, US Navy Bureau of Ships photos now in the collections of the US National Archives.

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USS Prometheus (AR-3) under way off Puget Sound Navy Yard while being reconditioned for return to active service, circa 1941-42.Puget Sound Navy Yard photo now in the collections of the NARA Seattle Branch.

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USS Prometheus (AR-3) at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, 2 July 1942 after reconstruction and reactivation. The ship was
recommissioned, 15 May 1942. The reconstruction included filling in the well deck forward and enclosing the entire boat deck level above the former amidships
superstructure. note the two tugs fore and aft.US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo # 19-N-30887 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections
of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

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USS Prometheus (AR-3) during the Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942-43 with USS South Dakota (BB-49) and two destroyers alongside for repairs.US National Archives photo #80-G-36088, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.